This week I’m featuring cards made with the retired bundle Reach for the Stars and Star Gazing designer series paper. When this came out in last year’s catalog, I was “seeing stars” (pun intended). But life got in the way, as it tends to do, and I didn’t get to create with it until recently.
I have a few retired products that I still intend to create with and will feature here as that happens. Unfortunately, you can no longer purchase the Reach for the Stars stamps or dies through Stampin’ Up!. However, if you are “over the moon” for these designs, some demonstrators do sell retired product through Facebook groups and ebay.
Exploring new ways to use retired products can also “fire your creative thrusters” and encourage you to dust off old stamp sets and get creative with them again. It’s amazing how a fresh perspective or a new technique can bring new life to previously loved crafting supplies. I encourage everyone to explore your stash of retired items and find new inspiration. Who knows, you might just reignite your passion for a long-forgotten stamp set or paper pack.
So, let’s let’s get crafty and Reach for the Stars!
- Stamp astronauts with VersaMark ink and heat emboss in black on lemon lime twist, pumpkin pie and berry burst cardstock
- Die cut astronauts
- Stamp sentiment in black on white cardstock
- Layer astronauts and sentiment over black starry sky dsp
- Stamp shuttle in black on white cardstock
- Die cut flames from pumpkin pie and daffodil delight cardstock and stars from metallic cardstock
- Stamp sentiment in black on white cardstock and cut into separate lines
- Add sentiment, stars and shuttle over planet dsp
- Cut planet from Star Gazing planet dsp
- Die cut planet rings from metallic cardstock and attach around planet
- Stamp texture in blackberry bliss randomly over blue star dsp
- Stamp sentiment in blackberry bliss on white cardstock and die cut circle
- Add sentiment and planet over the blue star dsp
- Stamp astronaut in berry burst on white cardstock and die cut
- Die cut moon from metallic cardstock and stars from blueberry bushel cardstock
- Stamp stars in lemon lime twist ink randomly on lemon lime twist cardstock
- Stamp “You’re Stellar” sentiment in blueberry bushel on white cardstock
- Add astronaut, moon and sentiment to stamped lemon lime cardstock and add embellishments
- Stamp astronaut in black on white cardstock and die cut
- Stamp “Greetings Friend” with VersaMark ink and heat emboss in white on pumpkin pie cardstock and fussy cut
- Layer astronaut and sentiment over planet dsp and add embellishments
- Stamp shuttle in black on white cardstock
- Die cut flames from pumpkin pie and daffodil delight and stars from metallic cardstock
- Stamp sentiment with VersaMark ink and heat emboss in white on the galaxy dsp
- Add shuttle and stars
- Stamp astronaut in black on white cardstock and die cut
- Color astronaut suite with Stampin Blends or Watercolor Pencils
- Stamp “Greetings Friend” sentiment in black on white cardstock and die cut shape
- Layer astronaut and sentiment over galaxy dsp and add embellishments
I hope you enjoyed this little blast into outer space. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.
Christie Crafts cards are available at Baxter’s Mercantile, downtown Columbia, TN.
Products: Stampin’ Up! Reach for the Stars stamps and dies and Star Gazing dsp.
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